**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Honorable Lon Alrup BxacutIre Searetary-Direator State CoamIssIon for the Blind Iand orriae B~ildiag **Austin,** Texas Dear 91~:

ded for 8ervIaes render a disabled

erul consideration the captioned queepresented this Innot the State Comml8- he Otflae or Vocational lty Agency that this item or, in other words, la y be expended Sor the servhe Federal Vocational Ae78th Congress.) ding, Walatenance and Mlseellaneous, a provided the State Conmlsslon for item8 0r approprlatlonr expenaec, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,200.00

“ 19. Books), stationery **and** printing

. . . 300.00

‘20. **Postage,** telephone, telegraph, meareager aervlce, treight, express, drayage, lae and oontingent

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

“21. P~nlturs and riXtUl-88 . . . . . . . . . . . **200.00**-. 

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### aaturall7 **tura to**  the a8riniti0ar r0uod In the dlotIonarle8, 

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### "tool" Ima **been** 

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### 80 a perroa **poaeoutlon of**  

### his **trade** or 

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### the above derlnitlona 

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### to ox to 

### bo used ior 

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### that the app@p iatlon auaO be used 

### ior used la 

### &I rehabllltat Ioa of disabled ShOtid aOt be WId r@P OORpOtISatiOa Or dered 

### w inbltIdUal8, oorporatlona, or

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### 2OK:db Very truly Tours ATTCRRXX -L o? TBxk8